Grammar topic: Question tags (“Frageanhängsel”)
Step 1: positive sentence, negative question tag – auxiliary verbs given!
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The car is in the garage, ___________________?
You are John, ___________________?
My parents were in the supermarket yesterday, ________________________?
He was very tired after the marathon, ________________________?
We could invite all our friends, ________________________?
Mr. Pritchard has been to Scotland recently, ____________________?
The children have finished all the exercises, _______________________ ?
These trips had been very expensive, ______________________?
He will tell her the truth, _________________________?
Step 2: negative sentence, positive question tag – auxiliary verbs given!
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Your wife isn’t interested in volleyball, ____________________?
These men aren’t good at singing, _____________________?
Columbus wasn’t afraid of the long journey, _____________________?
They weren’t able to conquer all of Europe, _____________________?
I couldn’t sell the tickets at that time, _____________________?
We haven’t read all his books, ________________________?
Your pen friend hasn’t answered for a long time, _________________?
My friends won’t go to that boring party, _____________________?
She hadn’t left the disco alone, ____________________?
Step 3: positive sentence, negative question tag – no auxiliary verbs given!
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We visit our grandparents at the weekends, ____________________?
My sister writes thousands of SMS every month, ______________________?
I usually start learning a week before the test, _____________________?
The beautiful lady left the party too early, ______________________
Grandma worked on a huge farm during the war, _____________________?
The soldiers shot at the demonstrators without a warning,
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Peter and I saw all the football matches on TV, _____________________?
Step 4:Question tags mixed for experts!
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Columbus didn’t want to stay there any longer, ____________________?
The tiger will kill the boar in a minute, ____________________?
I am very happy at the moment, ____________________?
Peter and Tim are interested in cheap cameras, ___________________?
Helen is going to buy some new T-shirts and skirts, ____________________?
The expedition had reached the summit in time, ____________________?
Your uncle has lived in Canberra for more than 10 years,
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My cat won’t stay in that dog kennel any longer, ________________________?
Most pupils can use the question tag without any help, ______________________?